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you were in newtown with me. what do you think? >> well, don, i think as you indicated, the problem is very layered and what's required here is a very strong effort to compromise. i think that mr. deitz has an argument that has some merit, but i would say this to tom. he knows as well as i do when we went into law enforcement at the vetting process for us to obtain a weapon was considerably, and is considerably, different than that of the average civilian. i know that tom probably went through psychological screening the same way i did. the other issue here, don, is education. we're having a pattern now where people are failing to safeguard these weapons. that's an educational issue. it would have been nice if the nra had come out and reminded their pace base of support in this particular area. maybe how we vo approach this, institute a moratorium for a short period of time. let things cool down. let everybody depoliticize this topic and come at it intelligently. the reality of the situation, and i say this reforcefully is, i am no
you were in newtown with me. what do you think? >> well, don, i think as you indicated, the problem is very layered and what's required here is a very strong effort to compromise. i think that mr. deitz has an argument that has some merit, but i would say this to tom. he knows as well as i do when we went into law enforcement at the vetting process for us to obtain a weapon was considerably, and is considerably, different than that of the average civilian. i know that tom probably went...
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you were in newtown with me. what do you think? >> well, don, i think as you indicated, the problem is very layered and what's required here is a very strong effort to compromise. i think that mr. deitz has an argument that has some merit, but i would say this to tom. he knows as well as i do when we went into law enforcement at the vetting process for us to obtain a weapon was considerably, and is considerably, different than that of the average civilian. i know that tom probably went through psychological screening the same way i did. the other issue here, don, is education. we're having a pattern now where people are failing to safeguard these weapons. that's an educational issue. it would have been nice if the nra had come out and reminded base of support in this particular area. maybe how we approach this, institute a moratorium for a short period of time. let things cool down. let everybody depoliticize this topic and come at it intelligently. the reality of the situation, and i say this i am not convinced that an assault rif
you were in newtown with me. what do you think? >> well, don, i think as you indicated, the problem is very layered and what's required here is a very strong effort to compromise. i think that mr. deitz has an argument that has some merit, but i would say this to tom. he knows as well as i do when we went into law enforcement at the vetting process for us to obtain a weapon was considerably, and is considerably, different than that of the average civilian. i know that tom probably went...
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. >> we will be leaving newtown to give this small town its streets back. for the residents here to grieve and share together. but we're not going to stop covering this or talking about it in honor of those who died to make those in power take action to stop anything like this from happening again. "piers morgan starts now." >>> tonight, two more funerals, two more impossibly small coffins what will america do to stop a madman. >> i am a supporter of the second amendment. but i believe it's time for us to move a different direction. >> and the congresswoman who lost her husband in the long island railroad shooting. >>> also, i'll go one-on-one with a gun advocate who said that lawmakers who vote for gun control have blood on their hands. could he be serious? >>> and why the second amendment doesn't say what you think 2 does. >>> plus a class gunned down, a teacher to protect them. main who lost his daughter. >> they believe that because the problem is guns the answer is guns. it's simply ridiculous. >> we'll go inside the mind of a killer. what dr. oz think
. >> we will be leaving newtown to give this small town its streets back. for the residents here to grieve and share together. but we're not going to stop covering this or talking about it in honor of those who died to make those in power take action to stop anything like this from happening again. "piers morgan starts now." >>> tonight, two more funerals, two more impossibly small coffins what will america do to stop a madman. >> i am a supporter of the second...
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she has been in newtown yesterday. according to "the washington post," six of the welfare deadliest mass shootings in this country's history had happened since 2007. i will start with a simple question here. why are these shootings taking even more victims it seems? >> well, they are taking more victims, number one, because we see shooters using semiautomatic weapons. most of the time you look at the mass shootings, probably in the last 15 to 30 years, it is either semiautomatic pistols, which normally have about 15, 16 rounds or high capacity. they could have 20 or they use assault rifles which, again, have 2035 rounds. so the shooters are going in and they are better armed and have high capacity weapons and they are obviously shooting to kill. in this case, the most innocent of those what do some of the shooters -- what are some of the traits they all have in common? >> well, you know, recently -- first of all, i want to be very quick to say we can't put everybody in the same pot. we can't lump them all together. we
she has been in newtown yesterday. according to "the washington post," six of the welfare deadliest mass shootings in this country's history had happened since 2007. i will start with a simple question here. why are these shootings taking even more victims it seems? >> well, they are taking more victims, number one, because we see shooters using semiautomatic weapons. most of the time you look at the mass shootings, probably in the last 15 to 30 years, it is either semiautomatic...
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all the kids say, nothing ever happens in newtown. except now it does. it's unimaginable, just like it can to any town in america. that's why there's a call perhaps louder than in any event it's like this. >> everyone is asking the question, there's no apparent motive here. you have a male with possibly asperger, we don't know this as fact yet. he certainly was at home a lot of the time. had social problems. seems to be very bright in certain areas, mathematics and played a lot of video games from that what we know about his profile, what do you think has happened here? >> well, the common thread going beyond what you talked about is that there is a murder. in applaud them for not sharing it. because it is what he thinks is legitimate. again, this is an indefensible act. and why it is so important for us, even when we consider him to repudiate his behavior as disgusting. because people are watching us, including people who are fan sizing about us talking about them. if we don't collectively and the press and the leadership say this is disgusting, this is
all the kids say, nothing ever happens in newtown. except now it does. it's unimaginable, just like it can to any town in america. that's why there's a call perhaps louder than in any event it's like this. >> everyone is asking the question, there's no apparent motive here. you have a male with possibly asperger, we don't know this as fact yet. he certainly was at home a lot of the time. had social problems. seems to be very bright in certain areas, mathematics and played a lot of video...
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people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we listen to this band and we finish up the memorial here. this one is temporary, but i'm sure a permanent one will be erected, but this one will have to offer comfort for the time being. wolf blitzer, moving ceremony by the president, very touching moment really here in newtown in the square where people are just paying their respects and loving each other. >> as they should right now. i think the whole country has been moved by what we have just seen and will reflect on what we have just seen as well. i was especially moved at the end when t
people in newtown are beautiful people. i think it's -- i think the way people are just bonding together, it says a lot about this community, just this part of the country. >> reporter: thank you. there are people here that are hanging japanese birds over here that they said that they'd had during their wedding. 1,000 wishes, they say, for everyone involved in this. other folks coming really from all around the area just to pay their respects and to offer comfort to each other here as we...
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one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet. here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country. silence in the oval office. and that ancient marker of mourning and remembrance, church bells. [ bells tolling ] >> reporter: the pain is still raw, the horror still fresh. but in washington the debate is already beginning and today a key voice, a powerful voice was at last heard. >> the national rifle association. >> reporter: wayne lapierre, the long-time executive vice president of the nra, took to the podium in washington just an hour or so after the national moment of remembrance. for a week, the nra had been silent, uncharacteristically silent as their opponents lambasted them. >> chang
one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet. here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country....
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newtown is now the nation's heartache. it is our open wound, a hole so large said one minister in prayer tonight that we're not even sure god can fill it. something to hope for and to his hope and his hope is everyone's hope as we bring you moments from tonight's vigil starting with first responders coming into the auditorium to a round of applause. ♪ >> we gather here in memory of 0 beautiful children and 6 remarkable adults they lost their livs in a school that could have been any school. in a quiet town full of god and decent people that could be any town in america. here in newtown, i come to offer the love and prayers of a nation. i am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depths of your sorrow. nor can they heal your wounded hearts. i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief, that our world, too, has been torn apart. that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. and you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, w
newtown is now the nation's heartache. it is our open wound, a hole so large said one minister in prayer tonight that we're not even sure god can fill it. something to hope for and to his hope and his hope is everyone's hope as we bring you moments from tonight's vigil starting with first responders coming into the auditorium to a round of applause. ♪ >> we gather here in memory of 0 beautiful children and 6 remarkable adults they lost their livs in a school that could have been any...
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we're live in newtown, connecticut. i know that many of the things we've discussed over the past years has been about finding an inner peace, and i wonder how people here will ever be able to do that. >> in the time like this, in the midst of crisis, we will naturally tend to come together to support each other, to listen to each other, to pray with each other, to grieve. they go through a cycle of denial, anger, and then ultimately they do recover. that's the interesting thing. in two years most people will have recovered. >> when you say recover, what do you mean by that? >> they move on to a normal or relatively normal life. some will never recover. some will get post-traumatic stress disorder and will need actually very specific treatments for that. the bigger question is are we going to be doing this show again in three months? unless we take action. >> another tragedy. >> another tragedy. >> so much of what you talk about -- i'm fascinated by your writing and what we talk about, is how to be present. to not get wo
we're live in newtown, connecticut. i know that many of the things we've discussed over the past years has been about finding an inner peace, and i wonder how people here will ever be able to do that. >> in the time like this, in the midst of crisis, we will naturally tend to come together to support each other, to listen to each other, to pray with each other, to grieve. they go through a cycle of denial, anger, and then ultimately they do recover. that's the interesting thing. in two...
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president obama will be in newtown, connecticut tonight. he is going to be meeting with family members he's going to be meeting with first responders as well and he will also be attending a vigil at 7:00 tonight in the tiny town of newtown, connecticut. again, president obama there getting set to land at andrews air force base. he will head from andrews air force base to bradley air force base there in connecticut and heading over to newtown, connecticut. we go straight to michelle franzen who is on the grown. michelle, what can we expect to find out at this news conference that's
president obama will be in newtown, connecticut tonight. he is going to be meeting with family members he's going to be meeting with first responders as well and he will also be attending a vigil at 7:00 tonight in the tiny town of newtown, connecticut. again, president obama there getting set to land at andrews air force base. he will head from andrews air force base to bradley air force base there in connecticut and heading over to newtown, connecticut. we go straight to michelle franzen who...
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to all of those in the community of newtown and especially the
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child. but it was -- it's been a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talk to pete williams about the investigation? do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted this school, why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship to the school. had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe. but beyond that, no, we really don't know a whole lot. this is a very deepl
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the secretary of education is also en route to newtown, connecticut. apparently he will be involved in some way either at the viewing or the funeral for the principal who was killed. the principal of sandy hook elementary dawn hochsprung. her funeral is tomorrow, and it's not taking place in connecticut. i'm not sure if he's part of the viewing or move on from connecticut to new york for the funeral. that has just crossed our wires. i want to bring in candy crowley. candy, you heard brianna characterize this as an unprecedented initiative. i want a feeling from you as i said cobbling together in a hurried way. we're only five, six days since this incident. how much can be done, and how much is a work in progress? >> well, the president can do some things through executive order, through directing agencies to pay attention to certain specific things. we all know there are laws enforced and other laws where there's not the personnel to go after it. i spoke with carol mccarthy. her husband was killed the on the subway many years ago. she became an activis
the secretary of education is also en route to newtown, connecticut. apparently he will be involved in some way either at the viewing or the funeral for the principal who was killed. the principal of sandy hook elementary dawn hochsprung. her funeral is tomorrow, and it's not taking place in connecticut. i'm not sure if he's part of the viewing or move on from connecticut to new york for the funeral. that has just crossed our wires. i want to bring in candy crowley. candy, you heard brianna...
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the nation is in mourning with everybody here in newtown. i hope you are going to be okay and hug your kids tight. >> we will. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the haskins family just touched on the vigil and the message that came from half way around the world. the governor was here, in the senators were here. we will give you a better feel for what it was like inside the church later on. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >> this is a community of 27,000 people. it is quiet and spacious and the houses where trees stretch for long periods between houses and still a close town. and people know each other. and that's why they
the nation is in mourning with everybody here in newtown. i hope you are going to be okay and hug your kids tight. >> we will. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the haskins family just touched on the vigil and the message that came from half way around the world. the governor was here, in the senators were here. we will give you a better feel for what it was like inside the church later on. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest,...
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box 3700, newtown, connecticut. and the zip code, 06470. >> to find out how you can help those affected by this tragedy, go to cnn.com/impact. i went to the site here, not only can you get information on how you can help those affected, but if you need some help also, perhaps on how to tell your child about this tragedy, how to explain it. there are liks here and links to the facebook pages set up for these children as well. a lot of information for you if you would like. >>> meantime, president obama, his point man, as he gets ready to put gun control on the agenda, more on that, coming up. list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum, so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. to the number 1 club in the world. the potential of manchester united unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. wh
box 3700, newtown, connecticut. and the zip code, 06470. >> to find out how you can help those affected by this tragedy, go to cnn.com/impact. i went to the site here, not only can you get information on how you can help those affected, but if you need some help also, perhaps on how to tell your child about this tragedy, how to explain it. there are liks here and links to the facebook pages set up for these children as well. a lot of information for you if you would like. >>>...
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the gunman's mother was discovered reportedly at home in newtown. the gunman himself is dead. police said they fired no shots. a tight-knit community, a nurse rushed to help, shot, distraught. >> i see have you been crying? >> yes. >> reporter: because of what you saw? >> one of the cops said it's the worst thing he had ever seen in his entire career, but it was when he told the parents. all of the parents waiting for the children to come out. thought they were still alive. there's 20 parents just told that their children are dead. it was awful. >> reporter: awful. and late today, speaking for the nation, but also as a father, an emotional president obama fought back tears. >> reporter: this evening, michelle and i will do what every parent in america will do, which is hug our children a little tighter. and we'll tell them that we love them and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another. but there are families in connecticut who cannot do that tonight. and they need all of us right now. >> we'll play you the complete statement that president obama made today, with
the gunman's mother was discovered reportedly at home in newtown. the gunman himself is dead. police said they fired no shots. a tight-knit community, a nurse rushed to help, shot, distraught. >> i see have you been crying? >> yes. >> reporter: because of what you saw? >> one of the cops said it's the worst thing he had ever seen in his entire career, but it was when he told the parents. all of the parents waiting for the children to come out. thought they were still...
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you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the children and the teachers that experienced the tragedy themselves. they are suffering from this and have to relive these events. so our hearts go out to them. >> what is it that you would most like to see happen? we heard the president yesterday talk very passionately about the need to do something, that doing nothing was no longer an option. what should that something be? >> i think it's a multitude of things, piers. it's reasonable gun control. it's looking at emotional instability. it's empathy and compassion for our fellow human being. it really is a multitude of things. >> in relation to the debate about gun control, it seems to be increasingly focused now on these semiautomatic rifles and the high capacity magazines. would you like to see a ban on both of those things, as senator feinstein is tryin
you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the children and the teachers that experienced the tragedy themselves. they are suffering from this and have to relive these events. so our hearts go out to them. >> what is it that you would most like to see happen? we heard the president yesterday talk very...
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i am ashleigh banfield live in newtown, connecticut. this is the day that the students go back to school after one of the worst school shootings in the history of this country. the school district is sending its children back but the school in question, no. the kids from sandy hook elementary are not going back to class today. they won't be going back to class for a while. they will go back to a school in a neighboring town in monroe. it is being readied for those children and they will return. as others have returned on a two-hour delay today. all of this as this town buries yet another of its dead. a 6-year-old girl, jessica rekos. her family will lay her to rest today. and just so you know a little bit more about that little child. she loved horses. she wanted a cowboy hat and cowboy boots for christmas. her parents spoke with abc news about their little angel. >> she was a ball of fire. she ruled the roost. >> our little ceo we called her. she was the boss. >> reporter: as they remember their child there are so many funerals that ha
i am ashleigh banfield live in newtown, connecticut. this is the day that the students go back to school after one of the worst school shootings in the history of this country. the school district is sending its children back but the school in question, no. the kids from sandy hook elementary are not going back to class today. they won't be going back to class for a while. they will go back to a school in a neighboring town in monroe. it is being readied for those children and they will return....
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just as i see the people of sandy hook doing, the people of newtown, conne newtown, connecticut look so close-knit and that's really crucial at this time. >> and one thing that many are so concerned about the children whol survived this tragedy here is how they are going to cope when they realize and probably have at this point that they have lost their friends, 13 people were killed at columbine. did you lose any friends? >> i did. i knew several of the students, the teacher, mr. sanders, he was my coach for softball, basketball, track. what's so hard is going back and you have an empty chair next to you or we go to graduation and you know that you have classmates that are supposed to be graduating with you. it's -- it leaves a void that cannot be filled and for these young kids, i think what breaks my heart the most is these young kids can't understand that that happened at their school and the bad guy is gone. they are going home and they think that the bad guy is in their room or in their house and it's hard for them to contextua contextualize that and even after the cameras are
just as i see the people of sandy hook doing, the people of newtown, conne newtown, connecticut look so close-knit and that's really crucial at this time. >> and one thing that many are so concerned about the children whol survived this tragedy here is how they are going to cope when they realize and probably have at this point that they have lost their friends, 13 people were killed at columbine. did you lose any friends? >> i did. i knew several of the students, the teacher, mr....
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newtown, connecticut, it is quiet, it is spacious. there are halcyon areas where trees stretch between houses, and yet it's still a close town and people know each other and they needed something, anything, to try to come together after the horrors that they were forced to endure today. the fact that so many of their children wiin this community wi no longer be with them. they gathered at a catholic chur church, st. rose of lima. you were there for the vigil tonight. jason carroll, it was standing room only? >> beyond that. hundreds of people outside here, ashleigh, who couldn't get inside. they came out here, they wanted something, anything, leaning on each other and they leaned on their faith and they came out today, no question about it. spoke to a deacon here, explained it, and said when you have a community this close it should come as no surprise, hunsds hundreds of people out here, most people knew someone. if it wasn't a parent it was a child. if it wasn't a child, it was a teacher. if it wasn't a teacher, it was an administra
newtown, connecticut, it is quiet, it is spacious. there are halcyon areas where trees stretch between houses, and yet it's still a close town and people know each other and they needed something, anything, to try to come together after the horrors that they were forced to endure today. the fact that so many of their children wiin this community wi no longer be with them. they gathered at a catholic chur church, st. rose of lima. you were there for the vigil tonight. jason carroll, it was...
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are you calling for comprehensive action based on what we saw in newtown. what is comprehensive action mean and especially when we know there is 51% of people on the hill that have been funded by the nra for their campaigns to be there? >> we now have a task force headed by mike thompson of california looking into what kind of package the congress might consider. i think the mayor mentioned most of the elements the primary elements of one, but one thing that i have suggested and i think that actually the nra implied it, we never do oversight in congress as to the gun laws on the books. he talked about enforcement and we never have not looked at that and apparently according to one member of the judiciary committee in her 18 years on the committee, so we need to take a look at the laws on the books, see which are effective and which are not and what is failing us in those laws and existing laws and maybe we can actually enact laws that will help. >> karen, what is the reaction going to be from the left as the white house looks at this and also the people on
are you calling for comprehensive action based on what we saw in newtown. what is comprehensive action mean and especially when we know there is 51% of people on the hill that have been funded by the nra for their campaigns to be there? >> we now have a task force headed by mike thompson of california looking into what kind of package the congress might consider. i think the mayor mentioned most of the elements the primary elements of one, but one thing that i have suggested and i think...
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all the kids say, nothing ever happens in newtown. except now it does. just like it could happen in any town in america. that's why it is a call to action that is perhaps louder than has been heard in prior mass events like this. >> everyone is asking the same question. there is no apparent motive which is obvious to anyone. you have a loner who may or may not be suffering from some neuralological disorder like autism or asperger's. we don't know these things as fact yet. he was at home a lot of the time. he had social problems. he seems to have been very bright in certain areas like math mattics and so on and played a lot of violent video game. from what we know about his profile, what do you think has happened here? >> the common thread going beyond what you have talked about is that there is a motive. in this case the police do know because they've been through some of his records. and i would applaud them for not sharing it. because it is what he thinks is legitimate. again, this is an indefensible act. and why it is so important for us, even when we
all the kids say, nothing ever happens in newtown. except now it does. just like it could happen in any town in america. that's why it is a call to action that is perhaps louder than has been heard in prior mass events like this. >> everyone is asking the same question. there is no apparent motive which is obvious to anyone. you have a loner who may or may not be suffering from some neuralological disorder like autism or asperger's. we don't know these things as fact yet. he was at home a...
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but not the sort displayed in the newtown attack. it is not intentional. it is not planned. >> the aggression you read about in the autism spectrum is usually reactive. you tell them they can't do something, they get angry and want to hit you. there isn't any relationship that i'm aware of them having these aggressive impulses in a premeditated way. >> it is reactive and proceeded by disruptive and irritable behavior. researchers find it to be consistent with social and communication difficulties identified with autism spectrum disorders. children on the spectrum do not find it easy to adapt to social structure, such as school. it puts them at risk much being bullied. that raises stress that can lead to angry or raging outbursts. >> you meet people with autism spectrum and you realize that what you heard about in connecticut isn't autism spectrum. and if it is autism spectrum, it's incredibly small cohort who have other co-occurring conditions. >> to greet kids, doing well in school. they're in inclusion classes, always have been. they have great staff of
but not the sort displayed in the newtown attack. it is not intentional. it is not planned. >> the aggression you read about in the autism spectrum is usually reactive. you tell them they can't do something, they get angry and want to hit you. there isn't any relationship that i'm aware of them having these aggressive impulses in a premeditated way. >> it is reactive and proceeded by disruptive and irritable behavior. researchers find it to be consistent with social and...
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cities where mass murderers have taken lives are now household names, columbine, aurora and now newtown. our second amendment rights may be inked on the most important document this country has, its intention was not -- was to protect, not to hurt or kill innocent people. for all you gun lovers, i get it. i grew up in iowa, shot my first gun with my grandpa when i was 8 years old. i get it. i am saying it's time to talk about what makes us the gun culture that we are. jeff toobin is cnn legal analyst and christian am pan pour is also here, abc's global affairs anchor. this is rooted in the second amendment, jeff. you say it will be determined as much by politics as by law. is gun culture driving politics, politics driving gn culture? does it change? does the second amendment change from here? >> it sure does. the second amendment itself has not changed more than 200 years. but the interpretation of the second amendment has changed dramatically. for more than 100 years, the interpretation was that state militias, that mysterious first clause, they were the only ones who had the right to
cities where mass murderers have taken lives are now household names, columbine, aurora and now newtown. our second amendment rights may be inked on the most important document this country has, its intention was not -- was to protect, not to hurt or kill innocent people. for all you gun lovers, i get it. i grew up in iowa, shot my first gun with my grandpa when i was 8 years old. i get it. i am saying it's time to talk about what makes us the gun culture that we are. jeff toobin is cnn legal...
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away tears offered his consolation and prayers last night at a vigil for the victims of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> all across this land of ours we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. >> today funerals will be held for two of the children that died in the shooting as their community continues to search for answers. one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the expression i'll take this one day at a time it becomes i'll take this one minute at a time. >> across the country americans who had never before heard of newtown, connecticut, are grieving for those who are lost. yesterday american sports heroes made the town their own. the new york giants wore the school's initials on their helmets. the new england patriots sent up 26 flares to honor the victims, and the players on the miami heat hugged their own children during a moment of silence. after tucson, fort hood, aurora, and oak creek, it is newtown that may end up being the inflexion point for measurable change. president obama s
away tears offered his consolation and prayers last night at a vigil for the victims of the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> all across this land of ours we have wept with you. we've pulled our children tight. >> today funerals will be held for two of the children that died in the shooting as their community continues to search for answers. one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the...
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happy valley, oregon, on tuesday, a mall shooting, and then, of course, newtown on friday. that all happened -- >> two policemen in kansas. >> in one week. in one week. >> we should have a conversation about mental health and how we help people who are clearly at a breaking point, and we can have a conversation about violence in the media, but the commonality of all the events you just described is guns and in many cases illegal guns, and so the conversation that i think americans really want to have right now is what we do to reduce the amount of illegal gun violence in this country. we've done it in new york. this is the safest big city in the country. there are other large cities that are making real inroads against gun violence, but at the local level mayors and governors can't do it without leadership at the federal level, and, again, the passion and the comforting words from the president, they're important, but they're not nearly as important as the kind of leadership that he and congressman larson, his colleagues in congress, need to demonstrate now to get something
happy valley, oregon, on tuesday, a mall shooting, and then, of course, newtown on friday. that all happened -- >> two policemen in kansas. >> in one week. in one week. >> we should have a conversation about mental health and how we help people who are clearly at a breaking point, and we can have a conversation about violence in the media, but the commonality of all the events you just described is guns and in many cases illegal guns, and so the conversation that i think...
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they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community as you might imagine. but, you know, we're trying to work through all the different emotions. but this morning, we're doing okay. >> well, i know you're channeling some of those emotions into good work. and you had a meeting this week. and during your meeting, senator richard blumenthal and chris murphy said time wasn't on your side. did they explain what they meant by that? >> yes, they did. and we were very fortunate to have the senator and senator-elect join us this week. we had a series of meetings to try to begin a conversation in
they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community...
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and then send it to newtown. what the teachers of newtown are planning on doing with this is stringing them all together so that it's a sign for the community that there are warm hands and hearts around the world that are thinking about them at this awful time. >> yeah. one of the things that we kept hearing, nora, over and over again whether we were there is that they are so grateful that so many people care. that the outpouring of support has been so enormously helpful for them. so now you've got the school support fund to raise money to get the kids into school, which has also raised -- sandy hook school support has raised over a million dollars, and it just launched on friday night. >> $1 million. >> what will that do? >> what they're going to be doing is looking at the near term and longer term issues. they're putting together a coalition of local clergy, teachers, members of the community to think about how they can spend that money in the future because really one of the things about this -- this awful inc
and then send it to newtown. what the teachers of newtown are planning on doing with this is stringing them all together so that it's a sign for the community that there are warm hands and hearts around the world that are thinking about them at this awful time. >> yeah. one of the things that we kept hearing, nora, over and over again whether we were there is that they are so grateful that so many people care. that the outpouring of support has been so enormously helpful for them. so now...
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we're live tonight from newtown, connecticut. a town for a week now, a week that has felt much, much longer than seven days, has been heavy under grief, but also full of love. full of resolve to remember the lives of cut far too short. we wanted to come back to newtown tonight not to argue, not to point fingers, but to honor and to remember the 12 little girls, the 8 little boys, and the 6 dedicated women who died at sandy hook elementary school one week ago. today, here in newtown, at 9:30 in the morning, bells rang out for each of the people whose lives were lost, mothers and daughters, sons and nieces and nephews. we remember them all. [ bell tolling ] for the next hour, we'll hear from family members because they want a voice, and we want to give to them. a voice to tell us about their children, how special they were, the lives they lived. we don't want to just focus on how they die. we want to focus on how they lived and the lives they touched and they have touched so many lives. we'll hear from the mcdonnell family who grac
we're live tonight from newtown, connecticut. a town for a week now, a week that has felt much, much longer than seven days, has been heavy under grief, but also full of love. full of resolve to remember the lives of cut far too short. we wanted to come back to newtown tonight not to argue, not to point fingers, but to honor and to remember the 12 little girls, the 8 little boys, and the 6 dedicated women who died at sandy hook elementary school one week ago. today, here in newtown, at 9:30 in...
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that does it for us in newtown. erin burnett starts now. >>> "outfront" next, the latest on the investigation into the newtown shootings. and we have new details tonight on the suspected gunman. what we have been learning from his autopsy, from an autopsy of his brain and from a close friend. >>> plus, the hero teacher, vicky soto. what she did for her kids. >>> later, in the face of horror, citizens around the world have come together to make a difference. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett in newtown, connecticut. "outfront" searching for answers. that's what we've all been doing, trying to understand how this happened and why it happened. investigators in connecticut returned to the home of the gunman. the suspected gunman, 20-year-old adam lanza, searching for evidence. so far, authorities have been unable to retrieve any information from his computer, which was found smashed to pieces in the house he lived in with his mother, nancy. now, investigators have been trying to piece tog
that does it for us in newtown. erin burnett starts now. >>> "outfront" next, the latest on the investigation into the newtown shootings. and we have new details tonight on the suspected gunman. what we have been learning from his autopsy, from an autopsy of his brain and from a close friend. >>> plus, the hero teacher, vicky soto. what she did for her kids. >>> later, in the face of horror, citizens around the world have come together to make a difference....
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that is its closest outlet to newtown, where we are tonight. they also stopped selling modern sporting rifles at all stores nationwide. on walmart's website, you will find plenty of guns but not the type of bushmaster rifle that adam lanza used. the chain has taken down that web page. at least 10.8 million new guns were sold across america last year, though. as david mattingly shows, the shooting here in newtown has actually just in the past few days, you can already see this, it's stunning, accelerated gun sales. >> reporter: almost 1,000 miles away from newtown, connecticut, gun owners rush to buy more guns. why are you in here today? >> i was looking for a gun that i have wanted for a long time and just wanted to get it before possible changes. >> reporter: at this gun shop and firing range north of atlanta, already brisk holiday sales have suddenly bumped up even more. customers fearing future gun restrictions from congress are looking to buy now. >> me and my brother collect weapons and we have plenty of hand guns and shotguns and only one
that is its closest outlet to newtown, where we are tonight. they also stopped selling modern sporting rifles at all stores nationwide. on walmart's website, you will find plenty of guns but not the type of bushmaster rifle that adam lanza used. the chain has taken down that web page. at least 10.8 million new guns were sold across america last year, though. as david mattingly shows, the shooting here in newtown has actually just in the past few days, you can already see this, it's stunning,...
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she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first time since this happened today and she said her first reaction was guilt. how can i say merry christmas when 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 were gunned down? and i think that's what they are struggling with here. and they're also struggling with the idea that this is -- people moved here because it's an idyllic community, if you will. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: it is gorgeous. absolutely beautiful. they moved here because of the quality of life. there's lots of space. the schools are very, very good. they wanted to be out of the hustle and bustle of the cit
she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first...
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and what she brought to newtown, some may consider unusual. but it's something that's brought smiles and comfort to a place in desperate need of both. >> pie represents so many things. it's simplicity and nurturing, it's comfort food. i drove from iowa on saturday. >> plates, forks. >> this is our third day handing out pie. this is only half a pie. after posting a comment on facebook, if it would make people feel better if i made a pie and serve it i will do it. this was made at the high school. >> i lost my own husband three and a half years ago, mine was a sudden loss, so i understand the pain. and i think that was part of what drove me to come here. >> you have to have some, though. >> i wrote a whole book about it. pie helped me get through my grief. it's warm. i was nervous people would think we were imposing. >> the pie is excellent, but the idea is even better. >> the reaction has been the opposite. they've all been so grateful and appreciative.
and what she brought to newtown, some may consider unusual. but it's something that's brought smiles and comfort to a place in desperate need of both. >> pie represents so many things. it's simplicity and nurturing, it's comfort food. i drove from iowa on saturday. >> plates, forks. >> this is our third day handing out pie. this is only half a pie. after posting a comment on facebook, if it would make people feel better if i made a pie and serve it i will do it. this was made...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child, but it was -- it's been a couple of -- a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talked to pete williams about the investigation, do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted the school? why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship that the school had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe, and -- and beyond that, no, we really don't know. this is
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and...
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what do you think is the healing process going to be for newtown? >> it's going to be a long one, soledad. it's great that the people -- i think people realize that you and -- i'm in the media and i'm a newtowner. they realize this is a human issue. this isn't partisan, this isn't media. we all felt something here. something totally changed across the country and we happen to be at the epicenter of it. it's going to be tough for the town. the families, you know -- i can't even begin to understand what it's going to be like. the town is rallying. this community, i mean, i moved here when i was 2, in 1969. moved back, left when i went to college, moved back here to raise my children. and i can tell you the community is rallying. those of us who were fortunate enough not to lose people close, close, close to us, have been putting together -- just trying to feed people, trying to make sure there's some sort of infrastructure for when -- in particular, i'm involved with newtown united, a group trying to put together essentially an advocacy infrastructure
what do you think is the healing process going to be for newtown? >> it's going to be a long one, soledad. it's great that the people -- i think people realize that you and -- i'm in the media and i'm a newtowner. they realize this is a human issue. this isn't partisan, this isn't media. we all felt something here. something totally changed across the country and we happen to be at the epicenter of it. it's going to be tough for the town. the families, you know -- i can't even begin to...
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and what she brought to newtown, some may consider unusual. but it's something that's brought smiles and comfort to a place in desperate need of both. >> pie represents so many things. it's simplicity and nurturing, it's comfort food. i drove from iowa on saturday. >> plates, forks. >> this is our third day handing out pie. this is only half a pie. after posting a comment on
and what she brought to newtown, some may consider unusual. but it's something that's brought smiles and comfort to a place in desperate need of both. >> pie represents so many things. it's simplicity and nurturing, it's comfort food. i drove from iowa on saturday. >> plates, forks. >> this is our third day handing out pie. this is only half a pie. after posting a comment on
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i've got -- received a call in our office that a shooting had taken place in newtown. once we understand at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and had to break it to families, about 20 families were there and had to be told that their loved one wouldn't be joining them. i think that's a tough moment for when and i think everyone. and by the way, i shouldn't say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or child. but it was -- it's been a couple of cuff tough days. >> as we talk to pete williams about the investigation, do you have any more information you are getting from investigators that would explain why he targeted this school. why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship with the school, had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe. but beyond that, no. we really don't know. that is a deeply troubled individual. obviously, you can't do the things that this individual did without any obvious motive
i've got -- received a call in our office that a shooting had taken place in newtown. once we understand at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and had to break it to families, about 20 families were there and had to be told that their loved one wouldn't be joining them. i think that's a tough moment for when and i think everyone. and by the way, i shouldn't say that. so much tougher for people who...
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they have never been to newtown. in fact, they have never been to the state of connecticut but they wanted to show the town that they care. >> we're writing letters just to let them know that our hearts are with them, that they are in our prayers. >> because i want to make shem cheer up. >> right away we started seeing mail going and coming in that began with a few hundred and now it's thousands per day we are receiving. >> you want to start? >> in the middle of all of the sorrow, the sadness, and the heartbreak is something else. compassion. letters, cards, and books pouring into newtown. >> i don't know if they feel like strangers. i think they feel very connected to the tragedy here but they are coming in from as far away as england, sicily, and every corner of this country. while they may not have personal knowledge, they certainly feel their pain. >> caylin only knows what her mother told her, that a bad guy hurt children. >> dear parents, i know that you are upset but your children now fine in heaven. love cayl
they have never been to newtown. in fact, they have never been to the state of connecticut but they wanted to show the town that they care. >> we're writing letters just to let them know that our hearts are with them, that they are in our prayers. >> because i want to make shem cheer up. >> right away we started seeing mail going and coming in that began with a few hundred and now it's thousands per day we are receiving. >> you want to start? >> in the middle of...
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to give this to newtown. >> a dream catcher. feathers around it. it was passed on to us from columbine high. >> from one tragic school shooting to the next, and then here. >> it just shows that we care about them just like columbine cared about is. there's hope at the end of everything. >> it's hard to describe in words theeft they made to come so far. they didn't skype their message. they came in person. >> the little thunderbirds told us about spending the day with newtown students. singing for them -- >> i want them not to be mad or sad and to be happy. >> courtney, why are you here? >> to support them and the kids and their families. >> it means a lot because i feel bad for the people who lost their kids. >> their message simple and clear. >> our hearts are with you. we carry a message that our families are as one. >> their hope, that this never happens again. what do you guys want to say to this community? >> i love you guys. >> i love you guys? >> we just want to be together, and we don't -- at one point, we'll probably all see each other aga
to give this to newtown. >> a dream catcher. feathers around it. it was passed on to us from columbine high. >> from one tragic school shooting to the next, and then here. >> it just shows that we care about them just like columbine cared about is. there's hope at the end of everything. >> it's hard to describe in words theeft they made to come so far. they didn't skype their message. they came in person. >> the little thunderbirds told us about spending the day...
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. >> newtown. >> newtown. >> how many more? >> performers and artists joining with 800 mayors calling for a plan to end gun violence. but the chief executive officer of the nra made clear on nbc's "meet the press" that his organization will oppose legislation adding new restrictions to the sale of weapons or high capacity ammunition magazines. >> i know there's a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time something happens. i know there's an anti-second amendment industry in this town. another political -- always try to say it's because americans own guns. i'm telling you what i think will make people say it, when they drop their kid off at school in january, as if we have a police officer in that school, a good guy -- >> the last of the new town massacre victims are laid to rest. the nra has taken the position that armed security officers in schools are a major part of its solution. >> i have found the statements for the nra over the last couple days to be really disheartening. because the statements see
. >> newtown. >> newtown. >> how many more? >> performers and artists joining with 800 mayors calling for a plan to end gun violence. but the chief executive officer of the nra made clear on nbc's "meet the press" that his organization will oppose legislation adding new restrictions to the sale of weapons or high capacity ammunition magazines. >> i know there's a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time something happens. i know...